{"id":651,"date":"2022-06-05T20:49:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T20:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/?p=651"},"modified":"2022-06-05T20:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T20:49:54","slug":"nintendo-switch-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/2022\/06\/05\/nintendo-switch-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>William has been complaining that his Nintendo Switch \u201cjoycon\u201d is suffering from drift again. Apparently, this is a chronic design flaw of the controller that resulted in a law suit and a poorly publicized repair program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I returned both boys\u2019 controllers once and am not sure Nintendo will fix them again. And while the turn around it surprisingly fast, William wanted a fix NOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The link to the repair site is here: https:\/\/joyconrepair.nintendo.com\/<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I did not want to spend $79 for new controllers\u2026so after a quick bit of googling, I found this permanent fix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to fix Joycon drift permanently in under 5 minutes\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XYaZDfbWacg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While pretty straight forward, when I went to open the controllers, I found they use a never before encountered screw head:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/img_1872-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Nintendo\u2019s Y type screw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Microcenter had a precision screw set but it was $35. Figured that was crazy to avoid a $79 purchase and eventually found a $19 option at Best Buy. When I got there, the staff insisted they didn\u2019t sell anything like this. After some persistence, one of the guys found a $24 set that did not include the size I wanted and a $69 set I did not want to buy. 15 minutes and 4 guys later, they found the proper set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So an hour adventure at Best Buy ended with a 5 minute fix. Seems to be working. But now I am sure William wanted to use this as an excuse for a different color controller and is not thrilled I fixed his issue with a piece of cardboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William has been complaining that his Nintendo Switch \u201cjoycon\u201d is suffering from drift again. Apparently, this is a chronic design flaw of the controller that resulted in a law suit and a poorly publicized repair program. I returned both boys\u2019 controllers once and am not sure Nintendo will fix them again. 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